經律異相 28.18

28.18

波斯匿王。女婆陀命過。極愛念之。未曾離目。殯葬已畢。親覲如來頭面禮足在一面坐。佛言。今王何故衣裳塵垢愁憂如是。王言。有一女適命終甚愛念。始殯葬竟欲以象贖女命。乃至車馬伏藏。愁憂苦惱皆由恩愛生。所以然者。古者大王。於此舍衛城。有人女命終。愛念女故未曾遠目。便自迷惑不有所識。處處遊行問人民言。誰見我女。大王當以此方便知。愁憂苦惱皆由恩愛生。大王勿懷愁憂。一切恩愛皆當分離。所生之物必當壞敗。如是廣為說法。王受教而去（出波斯匿王女命過請佛經）。

King Prasenajit's daughter Bhadrā passed away. He loved her dearly and had never let her leave his sight. After the encoffinment and burial were finished, he went in person to see the Tathāgata, bowed his head to the Buddha's feet, and sat to one side. The Buddha said: "Why are your clothes dusty and soiled today, Great King, and why are you in such grief?" The king said: "I had a daughter who has just died. I loved her dearly. The encoffinment and burial have just finished; I would have ransomed my daughter's life with elephants, and even with chariots, horses, and hidden treasures!" [The Buddha said:] "Sorrow, grief, suffering, and distress are all born of affection and love. Why is this so? Anciently, Great King, in this city of Śrāvastī, a man's daughter passed away. Because he loved the girl, he had never let her leave his sight; he then became confused and lost his senses, wandering everywhere and asking the people: 'Who has seen my daughter?' By this expedient, Great King, you should know that sorrow, grief, suffering, and distress are all born of affection and love. Great King, do not harbour grief; all affectionate attachments must inevitably be separated, and whatever has been born must surely decay." In this way he expounded the Dharma at length. The king received the teaching and departed (from the Sūtra on King Prasenajit Inviting the Buddha after His Daughter Passed Away).